There's a good chance R.J. Barrett could make himself a household name over the next year. The rising basketball star and Ontario native has already begun carving out an audience for himself in the United States at Montverde Academy in Florida as the top basketball player in the high school class of 2018, heading to Duke this fall as a part of the nation's top recruiting class.

But before Barrett hits the hardwood at Cameron Indoor, he will be making a stop north of the border; home.

The team will play three exhibition games over the seven-day trip, which is scheduled for Aug. 13-19. Duke will begin in Barrett's hometown of Mississauga and face Ryerson University (Aug. 15, 7 p.m.) and the University of Toronto (Aug. 17, 6 p.m.) at the Hershey Centre, before concluding the trip with a game against McGill University (Aug. 19, 3 p.m.) at Bell Place in Laval, Que.

“We are excited about the opportunity to be tested against three quality basketball programs in Canada this summer,” said head Coach Krzyzewski in the school's press release. “More than a third of our roster includes players competing for the first time as collegians. The practices and games associated with the tour will allow us to bond as a team, while providing us with a terrific educational opportunity to see another country and two amazing cities – Toronto and Montreal. It should be especially fun for one of our newcomers, R.J. Barrett, who will be home."

Barrett has already made a name for himself in Canadian basketball circles. He helped lead Canada's under-19 FIBA team to a gold medal at the 2017 World Cup in Cairo, the first gold medal for Canada's basketball program at an international event. Barrett began attending Montverde in 2015, after previously enrolling at St. Marcellinus Secondary School in Mississauga. The 6-foot-7 shooting guard is projected to be the top pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. The left-handed shooter had quite the senior year of high school, winning the Gatorade Player of the Year and Naismith Player of the Year en route to leading Montverde to an undefeated season and a GEICO national championship.

“It’s going to be amazing to take part in this tour,” Barrett said. “Not only will I be putting on the Duke jersey for the first time, but I will be doing it in my home country in front of friends and family. It will be a good way to start our year, and bond with each other as teammates."